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"The Mudheads"
Date: 1955
Artist or Maker: Dixon Shebola (1937 - 1976)
Dimensions:
49.2 x 35 cm (19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Medium: paper: heavy weight, wove | paint, gouache
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-28-18
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit April 6 and 7, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 1”): This scene shows three different koyemshi dancers. (There are ten koyemshi dancers in total, and each one has its own personality and typical behavior.) The other figure is a Wakyashi kokko (Cow kokko). The scene probably depicts a winter dance. The painting may be handled and researched by Zuni people and they may photograph it. It may be made available for research to non-Zuni people, but they must not photograph it. Photos of it may not be used in publications, but text references are permitted. It has no special handling or storage requirements.
In Collection(s)
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